Will this tool mulch leaves and acorns from oak trees?
36707
It has done a good job on my property which is covered with "Post Oak" trees. These trees product small size acorns by the tons. The trees are also notorious for small branch tips falling to the ground, and the mulcher will chew them up too if you allow an appropriate feed rate.
36708
It will definitely mulch the oak tree leaves with no problem. I have picked up a few small acorns with mine and it has shredded them, however, even with it's metal impeller, I don't know how well it will holdup if you were trying to mulch a lot of acorns, especially if they are large. Up to this point, I have had no problems with mulching leaves, small sticks or acorns. Sycamore leaves are larger than most oak leaves, including black oak, and the vac does a pretty good job of picking them up. Sometimes if you get a clump of leaves, you have to play with it a couple of seconds (put the end of the nozzle completely on the ground to maximize suction), but it will finally suck them in. Again, my previous experience had been with 7-amp models and the 12-amp model is a big improvement
36709
It will definitely mulch and chop up dry leaves. I tried some slightly wet leaves and it worked so so depending on how wet and heavy the leaves were. I trimmed my shrubs and tried to suck up and mulch the clippings. If the clippings were short it worked just fine, even tough they were still green. The bigger twigs with sticks and leaves would get sucked up but NOT mulched and eventually plugged the input. Thus I would like to modify / sharpen the blades to cut up small fresh cut and still green shrub clippings. I will need to research this option further.
36710
Yes it will. I have an oak tree in my front yard and the acorns and the leaves were eaten and mulched!
36711
Should be no problem with the leaves & small acorns. Live down in the south where there's mostly pine trees, magnolias, and burr oaks. Picks up and shreds magnolia leaves just fine and magnolia leaves are even worse than oak leaves with regards to being thick and never decomposing. This Toro I'm sure would have the suction to pick up the acorns, but I don't know how much they'd actually be mulched or what it may do to the impeller blades. Live and learn.
36712
I do not know. I was way to scared to try mulching my acorns. I have so many that I just blew them away with all the leaves. The blower was powerful enough to suck the acorns right out of the ground even after they had been stepped on & covered with dirt all year long.
36713
The metal impeller should hold up to the "Live Oak" acorns and leaves. The key to being successful during this endeavor is "feed rate" (moderate), and, the speed setting (high).
36714
If you look in the instruction manual under "warnings", it says not to try to mulch anything hard like acorns or pine clippings, as it will damage the impeller.
36715
It would depend on how large, especially how wide the oak leaves are. If they are the typical oak leaves which are more vertical than horizontal, and about 1-2" wide, I'd say yes. However, the instructions state that you shouldn't vacuum up sticks or small rocks. I think this may apply to acorns too. The sycamore leaves that the Toro won't vacuum up are large and round, about 5-6" in diameter. Hope this was helpful.
1538124
This picks up any size of nut from an acorn to a walnut. It'll also pick up other things of similar size I'm sure.
71162
I don't know that, but I have had one for two years, I use it on my one acre lot with 12 Oak and Maple trees, be ready to bag a ton of leaves it picks up!!
1521258
The WG500 has a plastic impeller which may not hold up to the acorns. I have a few gum trees which drop those nasty prickly gum balls. Mine seems to mulch those okay, but it's not a LOT at one time. There are newer versions that have metal impellers, that might be the better option.
1549982
I believe it will, have not tried it on acorns but the gap between the coils is less than 1/4" so acorns shouldn't fall out once picked up.
242504
I think it could mulch them without much problem, but I question how efficiently it would suck them up. With dry, raked leaves it has no problem, but if the needles are matted thick in the ground, it may not work to your expectations.
1631413
Yes, it will pick up small amounts of leaves; this a feature I like since we have a number of trees on or behind our property.
1829850
I have a large oak in my yard, too. The vac does pick them up, but be warned about the noise level when it tries to chew them- it is quite loud. I used the collection system with mine and when I poured the refuse out, the acorns were mostly intact. I'm not sure how the wear and tear on the blades will affect the unit's lifespan but it made it through year one ok.
1368172
Pretty sure it will. Mine picked up rocks, so I had to be ultra careful. If the acorns are out of the shell, they'll be toast with this unit. Hope it helps.
1236270
Sort of , sometimes .... The product is very cheaply made and the brushes are also cheaply made and there aren't really any adjustments. As you push the product you can raise or lower the bar as you walk but it is still too cheap and too weak to do much good. If your acorns are on the driveway or sidewalks then " Foget about it !" . If your acorns have recently fallen and are laying gently on top of the grass and your grass is not real thick then it might pick up 1/2 of them especially if you go over and over and over your lawn.
1870306
I haven't tried acorns; but, it is amazing for picking up pecans. It picks up very few sticks, leaves and hulls. I bet the small one would work just as well with the acorns.
840591
Yes, I am sure it would pick up mulch just fine! And I am happy to say, the digger is still played with and is a favorite past time for our 5 year old grandson.
2243314
I have a ton of acorns worn my oak leaves and they bang around some before falling through. I'm betting they shorten the cord life but don't hurt the machine that I can tell
1521257
I would not recommend this machine for acorns. They are too tough and heavy. The TriVac works fine on grass, leaves, dirt, weeds, etc.
2225433
No, it does not. It is designed for small jobs such as blowing leaves, acorn shells, debris from patios and decks. It works great for small jobs. We have patios and decks. We're very pleased with it for the money.
564162
I don't have an oak tree that drops acorns, but I see no reason why it wouldn't. It's very powerful.
869675
Never really tried turning mulch. I would think it would spear the pieces of mulch. I'd rake the old mulch and then use the Weasel.